CCI 40gr target standard velocity - June 6th shooting trip

Yesterday, Brad and I went to our favorite shooting spot and spent a few hours with the Savages. We did a variety of things to push our abilities, then we wrapped up the morning by putting our best groups on paper. All shooting was done off bipods, lying prone. The group to the right belongs to me. The distance was 50 yards and I threw five rounds at the 1" orange sticker. As you can see, four of them clover-leafed and one was a flyer. The flyer (high, left) was my second shot and I called it - very aggravating. The last three hit where I wanted them to. I measured the group, and subtracted .22" for a 5-shot group size of .97" at 50 yards. Eliminate the flyer, use the same method and I get .41" for the cloverleaf.

I shot very poorly at 100 yards. It was one of those days where I lacked confidence at 100 yards, but I felt great at 50 yards. Sometimes I feel the opposite. It simply depends on the day.

Brad was the dead eye of the day, as usual. He put down the five-shot group seen left, at 100 yards. It measures 1.22" after subtracting the caliber. Eliminate the flyer and it's well under an inch.

Both rifles are identical, Savage Mark II BTV with a uniquely-colored stock, as sold at Cabelas. Mine has the factory mounted Bushnell 3-9X scope, and Brad's has a Vortex 4-16X scope with exposed turrets.

Federal Champion 40gr ammunition - results at 50 yards

This image is from a competition Brad and I had about two months ago. I was using the 40gr Federal Champion 1200fps lead round nose ammunition. As you can see, my second shot was a flyer, and I called it, but besides that I was very pleased with the results. We each had eight shots at eight boxes. The outer circle is about the size of a quarter, and the inner circle the size of a dime. This is an 8.5"x11" sheet, and you're only seeing part of it. This was at 50 yards.

my buddy Shawn shooting the Mark II (video)

I took a friend, Shawn (image at right) shooting at West Mountain on a beautiful spring morning. This was his first experience shooting my Savage, and he did very well. He's shooting off a shaky card table, at a distance of 50 yards. In the video (link below), the target is an orange juice jug, filled with water, with small dots drawn from top to bottom on the side of the jug using a Sharpie marker. If you watch closely, you'll notice he hits the cap (intended target) on his first shot, then he works his way down the jug shooting the dots. Each shot takes him about 1.5" further down the jug, and slowly drains the water from the top down. By the last shot the jug is empty and is easily knocked off. To see the video, click on this link: Video: Shawn shooting Savage

Gun: Savage Mark II BTV in .22LR with uniquely-colored stock - Cabelas special
Ammunition: Winchester Super-X 40gr 1280fps CPHP
Scope: factory-mounted Bushnell 3-9X

1.78" group at 100 yards with Winchester Super-X 37gr

Two weeks ago I won (barely) a small competition that me and my shooting partner held, just the two of us. The competition was simple and consisted of a point system and targets at 60-yard and 100-yard distances. I sent these five rounds (see image) 100 yards downrange at a silhouette target on an 8.5"x11" sheet. This group, at 1.78 inches, was good enough edge me ahead of Brad, my shooting partner. This group measures 2" edge to edge, and following standard practice I subtracted .22" for a group size of 1.78 inches. Rifle: Savage Mark II BTV with uniquely-colored stock from Cabelas. Factory-mounted Bushnell 3-9X scope. I used the following ammunition: Winchester Super-X 37gr CPHP 1330 fps. I have found that my rifle likes Winchester Super-X cartridges, at least the varieties I've tried. I generally buy the 100-round stick and use between 60-100 rounds per outing. Thus far I've cleaned my rifle every other outing - the entire rifle - including the bore. Brad's rifle is identical to mine, including the stock. His scope is far superior to mine. Honestly, he's a better shot than I am.